U+2BBB "⮻" Overlapping White and Black Squares Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⮻
U+2BBB "⮻" Overlapping White and Black Squares is a symbol that depicts two squares, one white and one black, positioned so that they intersect or overlap, creating a visual effect of layering or partial transparency. This character belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block and is typically used in typography, diagrams, or abstract notation to represent concepts of merger, duality, contrast, or the combination of opposing elements such as light and dark. It is not a widely recognized emoji but serves specific purposes in technical or decorative contexts where a concise graphic representation of overlapping shapes is needed.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2BBB |
| Version Added | 11.0 |
| Name | Overlapping White and Black Squares |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⮻ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⮻ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xAE 0xBB |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2BBB |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002BBB |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2bbb |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Script | Common |
| Script Extensions | Common |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Pattern Syntax | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Upright |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |